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OSPBARCL 101:Language and Culture in Catalonia

Preparation for students to function in the academic and social environment of Barcelona. Basic listening, reading, and comprehension in Catalan; review of Spanish with focus on writing academic papers and listening to lectures. Introduction to Barcelona with emphasis on contemporary history, culture, and politics. Bilingualism; multiculturalism; varieties of nationalism and globalization in context of Barcelona.

Terms: Aut
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Units: 4
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)

2014-2015 Autumn

OSPBARCL 114:The Spanish Civil War and Historical Memory

The Spanish Civil War's memory and legacy as seen in today's society, culture and politics in the context of Western Europe. Current reality of Spain and Catalonia and the value of history and its construction in the formation of the political culture of a country. Two thematic blocks: historical evolution of Spain from the Second Republic until the end of Franco and the transition to democracy; relationship between history and memory focusing on the Catalan-Spanish case.

Terms: Aut
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Units: 5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)

2014-2015 Autumn

OSPBARCL 125:21st Century Transatlantic Literature

Transatlantic narrative of XXI century in Catalonia, Spain and Latin America, based around authors of each cultural area and their essays, stories or poem in Spanish. Texts studied in their contemporary settings: migration and borders, the new internationalism, youth and citizen protest movements, communication and digital technology, citizenship and ethical solidarity. Analysis of the forms of futurity being debated today in both Spanish literature and ideas.

Terms: Aut
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Units: 5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)

2014-2015 Autumn

OSPBARCL 126:Modern Art in Barcelona: From Gaudí to Tápies

Introduction to modern art based on the city of Barcelona: from the architecture of Modernism and the painters of the "4Gats" tavern, to Picasso, Miró and Dalí and the post-war avant-garde. Emphasis on the relationship between different artistic disciplines as well as between these and the literature and economic and political situation of the time, all placed in the international art context.